Do Not Freeze Labels help protect your vital contents en-route!

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. When are "Do Not Freeze" labels required?

Pharmaceuticals, chemicals, latex products, and certain foods require freeze protection during shipping, with labels alerting handlers to maintain temperature control preventing product damage or safety hazards. This is part of general safety requirements.

Q. What temperature range do freeze labels indicate?

Do not freeze.. typically means maintaining above 32°F/0°C, though specific products may require higher minimums, with detailed temperature ranges specified for sensitive materials. You can specify the exact range on a custom label.

Q. Should freeze labels include temperature indicators?

Combining warning labels with irreversible temperature indicators provides proof of cold chain maintenance, critical for pharmaceuticals and foods where freezing compromises safety or efficacy. See our selection of label master labels.

Q. What are the consequences of ignoring freeze warnings?

Frozen products may lose potency (vaccines), separate (emulsions), crack (latex), or become toxic (certain chemicals), with liability for damaged goods falling on carriers ignoring warnings. Combine with Fragile labels for comprehensive handling instructions.

Q. What colors are standard for freeze warning labels?

Blue or purple typically indicates cold/freeze warnings, contrasting with red for heat warnings, with international symbols (snowflake with prohibition) providing universal understanding. Check out our safety labels for color options.

About our Do Not Freeze Labels

Unnecessary freezing can destroy the value of a product. Do Not Freeze labels alert shippers, transportation carriers and other package handlers that your package needs special attention. There are products like medicines, eatables, sauces, oils, etc which need refrigeration and not freezing condition during shipping. We have labels pertaining to several materials which require special handling instructions. Explore our gallery for 'refrigerate do not freeze', 'do not freeze', 'keep from freezing' labels, and more.

• Most labels in our gallery feature the internationally recognized Penguin symbol for easy comprehension by shippers.
• Do Not Freeze Labels are sold in a roll of 500.
• We use an aggressive adhesive for each label to stick permanently to corrugated boxes, cartons, plastic, metal boxes, etc. Just peel and stick.

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